Playa de las Americas Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, mates, Rusty here. Gonna level with ya straight up. For a place called Playa de las Americas, the next week and a half is looking quiet. Real quiet. We’ve got a long stretch of small, weak, and honestly pretty ordinary surf ahead. The wait’s gonna be a grind, but hang in there because things do eventually turn around.

First up, we’re stuck in a flat spell. From Sunday the 5th right through to the morning of Thursday the 16th of July, it’s a real struggle. The swell is tiny, mostly around 0.7ft to 1ft, and while the winds are often glassy or light offshore, there’s just no power behind it. The combined energy of all swells is weak, barely cracking 69 for the best of it, and mostly sitting in the 30s and 50s. It’s surfable if you’re desperate, but it’s what I’d call a “bring a longboard and a lot of patience” situation. The water’s sitting at a warm 73°F, which is pretty normal for this time of year, so at least you won’t freeze while you’re waiting.

Now, the real story starts to change on Saturday the 11th of July. This is where the wait pays off. The morning of the 11th shows a groundswell starting to fill in, with the swell jumping to 2ft from the SSW and a period of 20 seconds – that’s a very long period groundswell, which means proper energy and shape. The combined energy leaps to 394 (moderate), and the wind is glassy. This is the standout session. The afternoon of the 11th stays clean with offshore winds from the ESE, swell at 2ft, and a period of 19 seconds (292 energy). It’s not huge, but it’s clean, lined up, and the best we’re going to see for a while.

Sunday the 12th and Monday the 13th of July continue the run of good conditions. The swell holds around 2ft to 3ft, still from the SSW, with periods in the 15-18 second range. The combined energy stays in the 290-340 range, and winds are glassy or clean offshore. This is a solid window for Playa de las Americas, and the long period will suit the reef and beach setup here, giving some proper walls. Just be aware that this spot is often crowded, so expect company.

After that, things taper off again. The swell drops back to 1ft and under by the 15th of July, and while the winds are still nice, the energy just isn’t there. The 16th and 17th look like another return to the flat spell, with energy dropping to single digits. The 18th and 19th of July see a little pulse of long-period groundswell again (17 seconds, 64-81 energy), but it’s still only 1.0ft. It’s technically surfable, but it’s not a standout.

Overall, the best windows are the 11th, 12th, and 13th of July. That’s your window. Get out there on the Saturday morning or Sunday for the cleanest, best shaped waves this forecast has to offer. The consistency is there for those few days, and the wind is dialed in. Don’t sleep on it.

Rusty.

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